Input validation error in Debian Linux and Fedora - CVE-2015-0252
Published: March 24, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40866
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0252
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via crafted XML data.
Affected software
Debian Linux
Fedora
xerces-c
mingw-xerces-c
Fedora
xerces-c
mingw-xerces-c
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0252
Install update from vendor's website.
xerces-c - addressed in versions 3.1.1-8.fc21, 3.1.2-1.fc22
mingw-xerces-c - addressed in versions 3.1.1-11.fc21, 3.1.2-1.fc22
mingw-xerces-c - addressed in versions 3.1.1-11.fc21, 3.1.2-1.fc22
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153887.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153903.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1193.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3199
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73252
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032254
- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2015-0252.txt
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906/